The experience of being next of kin to an older person in the last phase of life

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-26

  Andersson, Magdalena ^a   Ekwall, Anna K ^a   Hallberg, Ingalill R ^a   Edberg, Anna Karin ^a  

^a Vrdal Institute   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Frail elderly; Palliative care; Qualitative research; Relatives

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NARRATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77952419809     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951509990666     Document Type: Article

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